Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 1 of 5 MARINA ALEXANDROVA (POTOPLYAK) Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies Burdine 446, Austin, Texas 78712 Email: marina.alexandrova@utexas.edu EDUCATION Ph.D., Comparative Literature (Russian and Latin American), 2010 M.A., Comparative Literature (Russian and Latin American), 2004 B.A./M.A., English, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia 2000 PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Lecturer, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Faculty Affiliate, CREEES 2010 - present 2010 - present Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures, Summer 2015 University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters (including Accepted and In Press) 1. Alexandrova, M. (October 2017). Tolstoy and Eastern Philosophies. In Stauffer, Rachel (Ed.), Critical Insights: Leo Tolstoy (16 pages). Ipswich, MA: Salem Press. Book Reviews, Encyclopedia Entries and Other Non-Peer Reviewed Articles 2. Alexandrova, M. (2017) Review of Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing, by A. Von Bremzen. East European Jewish Affairs. 46:3, 483-484. 3. Potoplyak, M. (2013) Review of Russian-Argentine Literary Exchanges, by D. Odnopozova. Dissertation Reviews. November, 2013. (http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/6046) 4. Potoplyak, M. (2010). Encyclopedia entries Fedorova, Zoia, Erté. In The Supplement to the Modern Encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian Studies. Gulf Breeze, Fla: Academic International P (4 pages).
Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 2 of 5 Work in Progress Peer-Reviewed Journal Article Nourishing the Pioneer Body: Food Myths in Early Soviet Children s Literature. In preparation, 50% complete. Expecting to submit December 2017. AWARDS AND HONORS 2017 Leslie Waggener Centennial Teaching Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin. 2014-2016 Professional Development Awards, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. 2012 Professional Development Award, Texas Language Center. PRESENTATIONS Invited Talks History of Russian Vodka, REE 302 Cuisine and Culture of Central and Eastern Europe Prof. Christian Hilchey, UT-Austin, 2015 and 2017. Dissidents in the Soviet Union, REE 301 Intro to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Prof. Mary Neuburger, UT-Austin, 2016 and 2017. The Mysterious Madame Blavatsky Lecture Series on Religions and Spirituality in Russia, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX. March 2015. Survival Russian for Business students, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, 2014. Growing Up Soviet, Seminars for Adult Growth and Enrichment (SAGE), Osher Institute, UT- Austin, March 2013. Argentina and Russia: Literary Parallels, Department of Modern Languages, The University of Texas at Arlington. Arlington, Texas. March 2010. Conference Presentations
Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 3 of 5 Teaching Russian Literature in the 21 st Century. Annual Conference of Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, Washington, DC. November 2016. Bringing Buddhism to Russia: Madame Blavatsky s In the Caves and Jungles of Hindustan. Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages. Austin, Texas. January 2016. Of Scaffolds and Crutches: Authentic Literature in Second-Year Intensive Russian. Annual Conference of South Central Modern Language Association. Austin, Texas. October 2014. The Society of Clean Plates: Children and Soviet Food Myths. Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. Conference Food for Thought: Culture and Cuisine in Russia and Eastern Europe. Austin, Texas. February 2014. ADVISING AND STUDENT-RELATED SERVICE Masters Committee Brenda Gonzalez, Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies, 2015-2016. (Second reader). Masters and Undergraduate Service Russian Language Evaluator (Oral Proficiency Interview) for graduating majors, grad students, and FLAS recipients, 2015-present. Conference Course Culture of Favoritism in the Late Soviet Union, Spring 2017. Conference Course Pseudo Science in the Soviet Union, Fall 2016. Conference Course Fifth-Year Russian for Graduate Students Spring 2016. ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Departmental Service Russian Language Coordinator, Intensive and Regular Russian, 2016-present. Faculty Leader, Assessment and Compliance with The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, UG and graduate program, 2015-2017. Assistant Russian Language Coordinator, Intensive and Regular Russian, 2014-2016.
Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 4 of 5 Material Creator, Business Russian Videos, Title VI collaboration with McCombs School of Business, 2016-2017. Organizer, Roundtable on Best Teaching Practices for Russian, 2015. Member, Search Committee for Ukrainian lecturer, 2014-2015. Organizer/Host, Russian Film Series, Weekly Conversation Hour, and Grammar Clinic, 2010- present. Coordinator, Fall and Spring Slavic Fests, 2010-present. Faculty Advisor, Online Russian, Fall 2013. University and Local Service Departmental Representative, Language Policy Advisory Committee, College of Liberal Arts, UT-Austin, 2016-present. Russian Course Evaluator for Study Abroad Office, UT-Austin, Spring 2017-present. Faculty Liaison to Austin Russian Language Meetup (local community group), 2014-present. Curriculum development ( Russian Prisons course) based on participation in US Holocaust Memorial Museum s Teaching About the Holocaust in the Soviet Union: Perpetrators, Collaborators, Bystanders, and Victims, 2014-2016. Professional Service Panel Chair, Russian Language and Methodology, South Central MLA, Dallas, Texas, October 2016. Panel Chair, Buddhism and Yoga in Russian Culture, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, November 2015. Book review editor for Russian Food Network, H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online, 2015-2016. Curriculum development for STARTALK ( Start Talking! ) national program, University of Iowa, 2015. Professional Certification
Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 5 of 5 Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Full Tester Certification (Russian), American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, University of Maryland, Summer 2015. Professional Memberships South Central MLA 2004-2016 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2015-present Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies 2015-present American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages 2007-present Languages Russian (native), English (native fluency), Spanish (fluent), Portuguese (intermediate), French (working)